I want to be a grandson

Chapter 523 Why!
Plateau's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

What my father said can't be understood anymore, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to intervene in the family business in the future.

Coming out of the small garden, he felt very tired and a little depressed.

I did so many things for this family, but my father didn't remember it at all, and ignored it as always, just like ignoring his son.

"The third child is back?"

A slightly frivolous shout pulled his thoughts back,

Looking up, he saw a man wearing a brocade suit, a jade belt around his waist, and holding a folding fan squinting at him, with a mocking smile on his lips.

"I've met my elder brother, my younger brother just came back last night, and I haven't had time to greet my elder brother, please don't blame me..." Gao Yuan hurriedly bowed his hands respectfully.

The man unfolded the folding fan, "Oh, so I didn't have time, I thought that now that your wings are hardened, you won't pay attention to me as an elder brother!"

"Where, brother, don't misunderstand, my brother is really wronged, because I came back late last night, thinking that my elder brother should also rest in peace, so I don't want to disturb you, so I didn't go there.
Brother, this time when my brother was going to Suzhou, he came across a good item, and specially brought it back for him, and I will have someone quietly send it over at night..."

This kind of "filial piety" plateau has not been done once, the man naturally knows what he is talking about, so there is no need to explain it.

Moreover, the man has a house outside, and those who are not convenient to take home are raised outside. It can be said that it is his comfort zone.

Therefore, when Gao Yuan said to send it to him, he naturally did not mean to send it to his home.

The man turned pale, and a satisfied smile finally appeared on his vain face, "Okay, you know my taste, the one I sent last time was pretty good... You, haven't you used it?"

Gao Yuan quickly explained: "What did the elder brother say? The things are filial to the elder brother. How dare the younger brother steal his words? Besides, I don't have the courage...

Don't worry, brother, I know how to measure, if brother is really worried, just inspect the goods..."

The man nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, there is Suzhou and Hangzhou under heaven. I have tasted the products from Hangzhou and the products from Suzhou. Let's see what tricks you can find this time! Just leave it intact! You don't have any." How dare you fool me..."

Gao Yuan obviously said with a flattering expression: "What the elder brother said is that I really don't have the guts. The elder brother is like a father. How can I disrespect my elder brother?"

"Well, have you seen the old man?"

He didn't get much thanks for his flattery, and the man's tone was still so cold.

"Brother, I just met. Uh, I heard that my mother is ill. I want to go and have a look. I asked my father just now, but I still need to ask my brother..."

The man unfolded the folding fan and slapped it a few times, "Go, just stay a little longer!"

"Yes! Thank you brother!"

The man waved his hand, signaling him to leave as if sending someone off, Gao Yuan hurriedly saluted, and retreated respectfully.

Before he had walked a few steps, the man suddenly turned around and snorted. Gao Yuan quickly stopped, bowed and said, "Brother, what else do you want?"

The man looked up at the sky, and said quietly: "I have already discussed with my father, remember to put the property given to you in your name, don't delay this matter!"

Gao Yuan's heart was bleeding, and he reluctantly said: "Yes, thank you for your love, brother."

"In addition, the business in the family should be handed over as soon as possible. In the future, you will take good care of your own family business. I can't let you work hard, can you?"

"It's all according to what my brother said, my brother has no objection, thank you for your concern..."

"Well, let's go!"

Gao Yuan came to a side door of his house, tried to adjust his mood, patted his face, and tried to force himself to smile,
He took a few breaths, as if he wanted to get rid of all the turbidity and depression in his chest.

This is the small courtyard where her mother lives, which belongs to an independent courtyard, but unfortunately this courtyard is not for showing dignity, but for separating from the back house.

This courtyard is very narrow, with only three upper rooms and three west wing rooms. Judging from the mottled walls, this place has been around for some years.

Although the small courtyard was kept very clean, it was not at all like a big family, without any aura of wealth.

"Oh, it turns out that the third master is back. I thought it was a thief. The third master has not come for a while!"

A woman in her forties licked melon seeds into her mouth while leaning her body to greet her.

Gao Yuan suppressed the boredom in his heart, and said politely: "I have been busy with family business outside these days, and I just came home last night. I would like to thank Aunt Zhang for taking care of my mother..."

As she said that, she took out two pieces of scattered silver from her purse and stuffed it into her hand, which weighed three or four taels.

Mrs. Zhang weighed it in her hands, and the mocking smile on her face was replaced by a satisfied smile, "Third Master is worthy of being Third Master, but he spends a lot of money, so I will keep it."

Gao Yuan said: "Although Aunt Zhang will keep it, I won't be able to take care of my mother when I'm not often at home. There will still be troubles in the future. I can rest assured that you are by my mother's side..."

"It's easy to say, I heard that the master can buy a few shops for you, and I want to separate from you? Hehehe..."

The breath in Gao Yuan's chest was about to come up again, but he knew that this person in front of him was something he couldn't mess with, so he could only grit his teeth and hold back.

Because this old lady was sent by his father's first wife. On the surface, she said that she was taking care of her mother as a servant, but in fact she was wearing shoes for her own mother!
His position in the family was already extremely embarrassing. Although he helped manage the family's business, he had no status in the inner courtyard. It could even be said that he was not as good as a favored woman.

If I beat and scolded her, I would be happy, but then my wife would punish my mother, and I still suffered in the end.

I was young and energetic before, and I have already learned a lesson, and let my mother be punished. Now that I am mature, how can I act on my temper.

When I came into the room, I saw my mother was struggling to sit up from the bed, her face was flushed, and her body was very weak.

Hurry up and support her, "Mother, mother, don't get up, just lie down..."

"You're back? Let your mother see if you've lost weight..."

Gao Yuan asked about his mother's condition, and then asked about the medication. His mother had no status, but after all, big families want face, and under normal circumstances they would not let a concubine die of illness.

So the family also invited a doctor to boil herbal medicine for his mother. Although her body was weak, there was no danger of her life.

Before leaving, Gao Yuan gave the old lady Zhang some money, asking her to take good care of her mother.

Although she knew that such a bribe would not have much effect, and that Mrs. Zhang probably wouldn't treat her well because of money, but even if she didn't intend to make things difficult for her mother, it was worth it...

In addition, Gao Yuan didn't dare to buy her with a lot of money. Mrs. Zhang belonged to his wife after all, so it would be troublesome if she was accused!Not only will it be severely reprimanded, but the mother will also be punished more severely.

As a concubine's child, and a concubine's child who is not valued, both he and his mother's status are so embarrassing...

Also so helpless...

After returning to the door of the house, sitting in the carriage and lowering the curtain, the warm smile on Gao Yuan's face suddenly collapsed...

The coachman drove the carriage to a wilderness, surrounded by green grass, and there were no tall trees or big rocks to block the view.

You can have a panoramic view of the surrounding situation.

Gao Yuan asked the coachman to stop the carriage, and walked towards the grass with a dull gaze, the loss and frustration on his face were palpable.

I don't know when the tears have flowed down the face and wet the skirt of the chest.

The groom followed behind, his eyes full of sympathy, and he remained silent.

"Over the years, I have done so many things for my family and managed so many businesses, but in the end I only ended up with four shops, and my mother was still trapped in a small courtyard and was bullied.
Why do you say?Why? !How could that swinger who only knows how to spend his days and nights be able to keep his love and enjoy everything all by himself, why can he get everything without doing anything? !
But I have worked so hard to do so many things and earned so much money for my family, but in the end it was like sending off a beggar. No one paid attention to it, no one looked down on me, and even the servants could give me face!
I can't even protect my own mother...you tell me why! "

"Master..."

"Don't call me Young Master!" Gao Yuan shouted heartbreakingly: "Don't call me Young Master! I'm not Young Master! It's just a concubine who gave birth to a child, a concubine who is not valued or loved!
A concubine who watched her mother being humiliated gave birth to a son!I can't even lose my temper, and I wear a mask all day, I... really feel aggrieved..."

He knelt down on the grass in pain, crying out all the boredom and pain in his heart, exhausted the last bit of strength, lay down on the grass and sobbed...

There are endless grievances in him, but he can't show it at all in front of others, and only in front of the coachman whose life he saved, in front of his confidant

Only then can I cry a lot...

The sky gradually darkened, night fell, and the world was shrouded in darkness.

The coachman's falcon-like eyes looked into the distance, looked over there, and then frowned...

Back in a small courtyard, the coachman saw that he had recovered a little bit, his lips moved before he could speak.

Gao Yuan's expression is still a little lonely, but he has improved a lot. Seeing his appearance, he knows that he has nothing important to disturb him at this time.

So he asked: "What's the matter, tell me..."

The coachman hesitated for a moment and said: "Master, you'd better rest for a while, it's not too late to talk about anything tomorrow."

Gao Yuan shook his head, and the coachman had no choice but to report: "Young master, these days when you are not at home, one night the family will use a carriage, all carriages must be used, and the carriage you are riding in... is no exception
All the carriages came back early the next morning, and the carriages were all washed..."

Gao Yuan frowned, and he immediately noticed the problem. His carriage was for riding, not for transporting goods.
Even if the family wants to transport something, they will not take their own carriage. After all, they also take care of the family business. Even if they are not at home, they have to give themselves three points of face in front of others.

Obviously, the other party didn't requisition his own carriage to deliberately make things difficult, so there is only one problem, and that is that the carriage at home is not enough!

And rinse with water after use, it seems normal on the surface, but since the driver deliberately pointed it out,

And combined with the whole thing, there is a problem!
"You mean to say that the family does not even have enough carriages to transport goods overnight?"

"Yes, not only your carriage, but the carriages of the two young masters and misses have also been used..."

"Bring me the Kanyu map!"

Gao Yuan looked at the map, thinking about the distance the carriage could travel in one night, and kept gesticulating on the map.

Because no matter how urgent the family business is, there has never been any requisition of the young lady's car!And it's at night!

After weighing left and right on the map, his frown became deeper and deeper.

"Master..."

"Say!"

The coachman said solemnly: "When the young master came back today, I felt as if someone was watching..."

"What?! Speak carefully!"

Gao Yuan was startled, and quickly stared at the groom and asked.

The coachman continued: "But the other party is a master and hid it very well. I haven't dared to confirm it, so I didn't tell the young master...

It wasn't until I came back that the other party seemed to be trying to follow him because it was dark because he was afraid of being lost, and that's when I noticed, but don't worry, young master, I've already thrown him away..."

Gao Yuan nodded, took a deep breath and looked at him, "Are you sure? Who is the other party?"

"Master, I have traveled all over the rivers and lakes before, and I have dealt with all kinds of teachings and nine schools. The other party should be from the Gongmen, but I am not sure..."

"Gongmen? Government?!"

Gao Yuan was suddenly surprised, but he quickly calmed down, "Can you find out the details of the other party? I want to know who the other party is!"

"Yes, the villain understands!" The driver quietly retreated after finishing speaking.

Looking out the window, looking into the distance with deep eyes, Gao Yuan's eyes hide worry and balance...

"Hey, the other party is very cunning. The people below have lost their way. If I knew it earlier, I would have let my brother follow. At this time, I can use the cock-crowding dog."

Inside the inn, Ma He and Wang Yi were talking at night by candlelight.

Ma He comforted: "It's okay, it's not easy to follow for such a long time, the other party is not here to deal with business this time, either to contact people, or this is his lair, it seems that he can make meritorious service in a short time! "

Wang Yi patted his thigh, and said annoyedly: "Oh, I'm afraid he will hide... My lord, as you can see, my ability is only so much, the rest depends on your lord!"

He was very polite when talking with horses and stories these days, always remembering his brother's explanation, and he was not rude at all.

And he also found that Ma He was indeed more capable than himself, and his Majesty valued Ma He, so Wang Yi became more humble.

(End of this chapter)